Scott Peterson returns to court with help from LA Innocence Project [Video]

The lawyers representing Scott Peterson, whose conviction in his wife and unborn son’s 2002 murder is now being questioned, sought to have the names of some witnesses sealed from the public.At a San Mateo County courthouse on Tuesday, a hearing focused on the request by Peterson’s lawyers. Their motion stated that “the sole purpose for sealing the requested information is to protect the privacy of potential witnesses and to protect the integrity of post-conviction counsel’s ongoing investigation.” The state expressed confusion as to why a motion to seal names was filed when no one knows some of the witnesses, who are listed as anonymous.The motion mentioned a single exhibit containing redacted information limited to names of witnesses obtained from police reports during the original investigation.It said, “Mr. Peterson is simply attempting to protect these witnesses, who may need to testify one day at an evidentiary hearing, from media harassment, and …